Australia's leading automotive brand Toyota has delivered its customers a happy New Year gift by bringing forward substantial price cuts stemming from planned tax reductions on vehicles imported from Japan.
Toyota's executive director sales and marketing Tony Cramb said the company cut its prices from January 1 - at least two weeks ahead of the official reductions in vehicle import duty negotiated as part of the Australia-Japan free-trade agreement.

Australia's leading automotive brand Toyota has delivered its customers a happy New Year gift by bringing forward substantial price cuts stemming from planned tax reductions on vehicles imported from Japan.

Toyota's Corolla is the nation's best-selling car for the second year in a row.Official figures released today show Toyota retailed 203,501 vehicles in 2014 to lead the industry by a substantial margin - well over 97,000 sales ahead of its nearest competitor.

Toyota's three locally built cars are each posting significant sales milestones that reflect their acceptance and prominence on the buying lists of Australian motorists.The landmark cars are the petrol-electric Camry Hybrid, the V6-powered Aurion and the Camry four-cylinder sedan - all of which are produced at Toyota's Altona manufacturing plant in Melbourne.

Toyota Australia has today announced that it will recall approximately 8,000 Echo vehicles built between December 2002 and September 2003 and approximately 260 RAV4 vehicles built between July 2003 and August 2003.

Toyota Racing has turned its attention to the battle for the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship manufacturer's title after claiming the drivers' title and victory in the Six Hours of Bahrain at the weekend.

Toyota's global president Akio Toyoda has jetted to Australia to participate in the final stages of a 72 day driving and training project that will play an important role in helping the world's leading carmaker develop future generations of its vehicles for the world.

Toyota is the most popular brand for online searches among people looking to buy new and used vehicles, according to a new report.More people stipulated Toyota as their brand of choice ahead of any other marque when searching for vehicles at leading consumer website CarsGuide.com.au.

Toyota has upgraded the audio systems and made a reversing camera++ standard on its best-selling Camry range.The running changes come at no extra cost for the four petrol and two petrol-electric hybrid Camry variants.

Toyota's investment in future mobility, including zero-emission vehicles and its focus on sustainability and innovation, have contributed to a 20-per-cent increase in its brand value over the past year.

A September demand surge for its vehicles of more than 2.2 per cent compared with the same month last year has powered Toyota to a third quarter sales result above 50,000.Strong customer demand across the board in the first month of Spring has set the Australian motor industry up for a sprint finish in the fourth quarter, according to Toyota Australia Divisional Manager of National Sales, Scott Thompson.

Toyota Australia today expanded its top-selling HiLux range with a new variant specifically developed for the mining sector and for small to medium-size businesses such as plumbers, electricians and building industry contractors.

Australian motorsport icon and Canberra local Neal Bates has been inducted into the ACT Sport Hall of Fame, his second major accolade of 2014.Bates, 49, was recognised for his longstanding contribution and dedication to motorsport and received full membership to the Hall of Fame.

Proof that its beauty lies on the inside and out, Toyota revealed today a second interior styling and exterior colour for an upscale interpretation of its sensational FT-1 sports car concept.Developed by Calty Design Research in Newport Beach, California, the concept vehicle's graphite exterior paint and light, saddle-coloured leather accents went on display for the first time at the Gordon McCall's Motorworks Revival gala held on California's Monterey Peninsula.

Toyota's LandCruiser Prado is showing the world a clean pair of heels - building on its market-leading sales success with a special-edition model that features an entirely new design at the rear.For the first time in its 18-year history in Australia, local motorists can now purchase a Prado with the spare tyre located out of sight under the vehicle rather than fitted to the rear door.

As part of its ongoing support plan, Toyota Australia today launched the first phase of its 'DRIVE' program to assist employees prepare for their future after the end of manufacturing in 2017.For the next four years, employees will be able to visit DRIVE centres located at both the Altona manufacturing plant and Port Melbourne head office to speak to case managers about their future plans.

Neal Bates and Coral Taylor have extended their lead in the classic section of the Australian Rally Championship after last weekend's victory at Rally SA - with Bates describing the battle for the series as 'survival of the fittest'.

Toyota's Corolla is Australia's best-selling car to date in 2014 after topping the sales charts in each of the past five months.Combined sales of the popular hatch and sedan totalled 3,800 last month, lifting the Corolla's tally to almost 26,000 for the year - enough to give it a narrow overall lead.